Primary Mediastinal Neuroendocrine Tumor: A Case of Atypical Carcinoid
Autor: | Konstantinos Kosmas, Eleni Psychogiou, Ioannis Vamvakaris, Eirini Klapsinou, Dimitra Riga |
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Rok vydání: | 2021 |
Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry General Engineering Early detection Mediastinum Computed tomography medicine.disease medicine.anatomical_structure Male patient immunohistochemistry Long term survival Pathology medicine case report Neoplasm Immunohistochemistry Radiology primary mediastinal neuroendocrine tumor pmnet Atypical carcinoid business |
Zdroj: | Cureus |
ISSN: | 2168-8184 |
Popis: | Primary mediastinal neuroendocrine tumor (PMNET) is an extremely rare clinical entity and few cases have been described in the literature. Here, we report a histologically confirmed rare PMNET case of a 66-year-old male patient with a mass detected in the anterior upper mediastinum by chest high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT). Early detection and surgical intervention of this neoplasm are critical for long term survival, though the tumor is associated with a dismal outcome. |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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